The World Ciliate Catalog


Short name
CilCat
Full name
The World Ciliate Catalog
Version / Issued
4.0, Jan 2012 / 2012-01-16
Contact
Malicky, M
Creator
Aescht, E.
Contributor
Oberostereichisches LandesmuseumBiologiezentrumLinz, AT
Taxonomic coverage

Abstract

The phylum embraces heterotrophic species with a heterokaryotic nuclear apparatus, multiple cilia over body, pellicular alveoli, and always an infraciliature (highly developed cortical system with kinetid as central feature). Ciliates play a significant role in food chains and nutrient recycling; most taxa are found free-living in marine or freshwater habitats, while about one third are symbiotic forms, less then 10 percent are possibly endemic in soils or known only as fossils, respectively.

Taxonomic scope
Ciliates
Geographic scope
Global
Temporal scope
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License
cc by
Checklist Confidence
Completeness
60
ISSN
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GBIF key
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Identifiers
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Citation
Aescht, E. (2025). The World Ciliate Catalog (version 4.0, Jan 2012). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, et al., Catalogue of Life (Version 2025-04-10). Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dfrdl-3cf
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